武心流 · Tō-jutsu · Tai-jutsu · Buki-jutsu
Bushin Ryū
Founded by Mukaida Takeshi Sōke to pass on the martial traditions he had studied.
ONE CONNECTED PRACTICE
Sword.
Body.
Weapons.
School
Bushin Ryū Bu-jutsu Heihō
Qualification
Chris de Feijter · 2nd dan
Connection
Nihon-den Kobudō Bushin Kai
A modern framework for traditional arts
Mukaida Takeshi established Bushinjuku in 1985 and founded Bushin Ryū Bu-jutsu Heihō in 2010. The newer school brought together material from Shinkage Ryū, Shintō Tenshin Ryū, Asayama Ichiden Ryū and Hōten Ryū to support the transmission of the arts he had studied.
The founding date matters: Bushin Ryū is a modern organisational and teaching framework with older martial roots, rather than a single unchanged school dating from the samurai period.
Bushin Kai and Bushin Ryū are not the same name
Bushin Kai is the association that preserves several traditions. Bushin Ryū is one of those schools. Toyama Ryū Mukaida-ha and Shintō Musō Ryū Mikawa Yoneno-ha retain their own identities within the association.
Hekisuikan is a Canadian branch of Nihon-den Kobudō Bushin Kai. Chris de Feijter holds 2nd dan in Bushin Ryū and studies privately with Marco Pilato, Bushin Taketoshi Sō-Shihan.
01 / BUSHIN RYŪ
Tō-jutsu — sword methods
Iai and kenjutsu drawing on the Kashima line of Shinkage Ryū Heihō and Seigo Ryū Battō-jutsu, also known as Shinkage Ryū Iai-jutsu. The transmission runs through Kashima Kiyotaka, Akita Moriji, and Mukaida Takeshi.
02 / BUSHIN RYŪ
Tai-jutsu — body methods
Unarmed and armed close-quarters practice rooted in Shintō Tenshin Ryū, also known as Tenshin Kōryū Kenpō. Other unarmed roots include Asayama Ichiden Ryū.
03 / BUSHIN RYŪ
Buki-jutsu — weapons methods
The weapons component draws on Hōten Ryū. Bushin Kai’s biography records Mukaida’s study with Tachibana Kujūin Hōten in Kyōto, including outdoor practice on uneven ground. This background distinguishes buki-jutsu from treating equipment as a collection of unrelated weapons.
At Hekisuikan, discuss the available training and appropriate equipment with Chris. The photograph shows practice tools; it is not a shopping list for a new student.
Begin at Hekisuikan
Contact Chris to discuss your interests, current fees, and an appropriate starting point.